Anja Surname
Approximately 4,108 people bear this surname
Anja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Nigeria | 458 | 1:386,775 | 20,431 |
| Cameroon | 407 | 1:51,030 | 6,672 |
| Indonesia | 382 | 1:346,202 | 29,976 |
| Malaysia | 182 | 1:162,056 | 9,956 |
| India | 170 | 1:4,512,149 | 117,295 |
| Germany | 166 | 1:484,973 | 41,888 |
| Philippines | 131 | 1:772,811 | 75,228 |
| Lebanon | 71 | 1:79,396 | 5,337 |
| Netherlands | 69 | 1:244,742 | 31,623 |
| Ivory Coast | 63 | 1:366,210 | 12,917 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| Madagascar | 36 | 1:656,940 | 2,016 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Latvia | 25 | 1:82,002 | 12,055 |
| Ecuador | 19 | 1:837,150 | 13,424 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Afghanistan | 9 | 1:3,572,576 | 20,130 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Marshall Islands | 3 | 1:17,274 | 1,698 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Anja (501,901) may also be a first name.
Anja Demographics
Anja Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Anja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Anja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Anja (Arabic: العنجي, Bengali: অঞ্জ, Georgian: ანჯა, Hindi: अन्जा, Marathi: अंजा, Oriya: ଅଂଜ) has its highest incidence in Ethiopia. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Anja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Anja is the 112,718th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,773,989 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Anja are found; 39 percent are found in East Africa and 39 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 2,013th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 501,901 people.
Anja is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,610 people, or 1 in 60,588. Outside of Ethiopia this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 10 percent are found.
Anja Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Syriac Catholic (72%) in Lebanon.
Anja earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,906 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Anja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Anja in the Georgian language | ||
| ანჯა | anja | - |
| Anja in the Bengali language | ||
| অঞ্জ | anja | - |
| Anja in the Marathi language | ||
| अंजा | anja | 82.26 |
| अन्जा | anja | 9.68 |
| आंजा | anja | 6.45 |
| Anja in the Hindi language | ||
| अन्जा | anja | 53.01 |
| अंजा | anja | 44.18 |
| अनजा | anaja | 0.8 |
| अन्जो | anjo | 0.4 |
| हंजा | hanja | 0.4 |
| Anja in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅଂଜ | anja | 50 |
| ଆଜା | aja | 25 |
| ଅଂଜା | anja | 25 |
| Anja in the Arabic language | ||
| العنجي | alnjy | - |
| أنجا | anja | - |
| آنجا | anja | - |
| انجا | anja | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Anja
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